Sports Weekend with Steve Thomson

Bobby Nightengale covers the Minnesota Twins for the Star Tribune. He and Steve talk about the great start from Zebby Matthews in a low scoring win on Friday night. They also chat about the impending return of Bailey Ober to the rotation and his "work in progress" pitching mechanics. Plus, some nuggets about next week's trade deadline and reading the room the Twins find themselves in with seasons other than this year in mind.

It's the Sports Weekend with Steve Thomson! Steve Carney stops by to open the show up with some advice to take 5 days off next week for good fishing. Then, Steve and Lindsey mix it up with a variety of topics and tangents. Topics include: Corn sweat ruining Lindsey’s dryland vibes Fogerty Ice Arena and other polar vortexes you can skate in Tour de France athletes & a great documentary on doping Highlights from last night’s Twins win

Lots of rain means high water! Prepare accordingly and expect fishes in the shallows (STILL). Steve has never seen this behavior from fish and he cites changes in the water temperature for a potential reason why. Remember, with heavy rains that means there’s more food to compete with for the attention of the fish. They also talk about the upcoming Game Fair and all the hunting openers, summer goes quick!

Phil Miller who covers the Twins for the Star Tribune joins Steve Thomson ahead of the second game of the Twins/Rockies series out in Denver. They talk about last night's loss, the joy of Byron Buxton and the return to the mound for Zebby Matthews tonight after only one rehab start.

It’s the Sports Weekend with Steve Thomson. In the second hour of the program we are first joined by Andy Greder who’s covering the Loons out in Portland and touch on some Gopher football. Then, Lindsey Brown talks about what she's seeing on WNBA social media channels during All Star Weekend in Indianapolis. Finally, an update from Jimmy Lonetti who’s in Denver watching the Twins/Rockies series.